Tōbu Ogose Line

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The Tōbu Ogose Line (東武越生線, Tōbu Ogose-sen^?) is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline that runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Main Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line. It is owned and operated by the Tōbu Railway. The line was opened in 1943, and electrified in 1950 at 1,500 V DC. Service today consists of four trains per hour in each direction during the daytime, increased to five trains per hour in the morning and evening peak periods. Trains are formed of 4-car 8000 or 10030 series EMUs. 7800 series EMUs were used up until 1985, and 5000 series EMUs were used until 1990.

Through trains to and from Ikebukuro and Kawagoeshi on the Tōjō Main Line operated until the 1970s. Between 1996 and 2003, a special direct "Ogose Kanbai" train was operated between Ikebukuro and Ogose on certain weekends in February during the ume blossom viewing season. This train initially ran non-stop from Ikebukuro to Ogose (with a driver change at Sakado), but, in subsequent years, included stops at Asakadai and Kawagoe.

Freight trains serving the cement works near Nishi-Ōya Station ran up until 1984.

According to a Tōbu press release dated 27 March 2008, the Ogose Line will switch to driver-only operation from the start of the revised timetable on 14 June 2008.^[1] The start of driver-only operation will also see the installation of platform edge sensors at all stations on the Ogose Line.^[2]

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Name	Distance	Connections	Location
Sakado Station	0.0 km	Tōbu Tōjō Line	Sakado	Saitama Prefecture
Ippommatsu Station	2.8 km		Tsurugashima
Nishi-Ōya Station	4.4 km		Sakado
Kawakado Station	5.6 km		Moroyama, Iruma District
Bushū-Nagase Station	7.6 km
Higashi-Moro Station	8.6 km
Bushū-Karasawa Station	9.4 km		Ogose, Iruma District
Ogose Station	10.9 km	JR East Hachikō Line

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